Pea Salad
Pea Salad is the perfect easy picnic recipe. Throw together a few easy ingredients for a classic side dish that everyone will love.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Resting Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bbq side dishes, easy side dish, picnic recipe
Servings: 4 cups
- 4 slices bacon diced
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 20 ounces frozen peas thawed and well drained
- 3 celery stalks diced
- 2 hard boiled eggs diced
- 1/2 cup Colby Jack cheese cubed (3 ounces)
- 1 small yellow onion diced
Cook the bacon in a large skillet until it is just crisp. Remove from the heat and pull from the grease with a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper towel lined plate to fully drian. Reserve 1 tablespoon bacon fat.
Whisk together the mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon bacon fat, honey, sugar, salt, and black pepper until smooth.
Mix together the peas, celery, and onion. Toss with the dressing and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Just before serving, stir in the bacon, cheese, and hard boiled egg.